Simplify (2a-5)-(3a+1)

$(2 a - 5) - (3 a + 1)$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

Apply the distributive property.

$2 a - 5 - (3 a) - 1 \cdot 1$

Multiply $3$ by $- 1$ .

$2 a - 5 - 3 a - 1 \cdot 1$

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$2 a - 5 - 3 a - 1$

$2 a - 5 - 3 a - 1$

Step 2

Simplify by adding terms.

Subtract $3 a$ from $2 a$ .

$- a - 5 - 1$

Subtract $1$ from $- 5$ .

$- a - 6$

$- a - 6$

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